Nikola Jokić didn't waste any time picking up where he left off after missing 16 games due to a knee injury, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.

Denver's lack of depth will be exposed by a red-hot L.A. squad tonight, as our Clippers vs. Nuggets predictions for Friday, January 30 explain.

The Nuggets make 49.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than the Clippers have allowed to their opponents (46.7%). The Clippers are shooting 47.6% from the field, 0.8% higher than the 46.8% the Nuggets' opponents have shot this season.

The Los Angeles Clippers can't continue to rely so heavily on James Harden and Kawhi Leonard.

Denver Nuggets face Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, January 30, 2026. The Nuggets will be without Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon. Jamal Murray and Peyton Watson will lead the team. The Clippers have James Harden and Kris Dunn.

The Nuggets and the Clippers are set to play each other in the upcoming NBA 2025-26 season game. Here is everything you need to know about the schedule, date, time, live stream, and more.

The Denver Nuggets head coach might have stamped a ticket to the All-Star Game.